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Operating bases | Fuzhou Changle International Airport | ||||||
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Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
Parent company | HNA Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, China | ||||||
Website |
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Simplified Chinese | 福州航空 | ||||||
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Fuzhou Airlines is an airline headquartered at Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China. It is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.
The airline was formed as a joint venture subsidiary of HNA Group and Fuzhou Municipal Government. As part of its initial operation, Fuzhou Airlines' professional personnel (including pilots, MRO staff and cabin crew) [1] were provided by its parent company Hainan Airlines. [2] [3]
On 17 October 2014, the carrier secured its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). [4] [5] This certificate was needed to allow the launch later that month. [6] Operations started on 30 October 2014 with its maiden flight serving the Fuzhou–Beijing sector. [4] [7] [8]
As of October 2014 [update], Fuzhou Airlines has a registered capital of CNY2 billion ($33 million). The major shareholder of the company is the HNA Group (CNY1.2 billion, 60% stake), with the balance split between the Fuzhou State-owned Investment Holdings Co. keeping 20% of the shares and Century Golden Resources Group and Ningbo Ruitong Network Technology Co. having 10% each. [9]
Prior to the launch of services, the airline stated it had been approved to initially fly to seven domestic destinations from Fuzhou: Chongqing, Kunming, Haikou, Hefei, Taiyuan, Tianjin and Xi'an. [5] All these routes, along with another one serving Shanghai-Pudong, commenced on 30 October 2014 , when formal operations were launched. [9] The carrier plans to expand in the future in order to serve over a dozen domestic routes. [6]
As of May 2023 [update], Fuzhou Airlines operates the following aircraft: [10] [11]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737-800 | 14 | — | 8 | 156 | 164 | |
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 2 [12] | — | Unknown | |||
Total | 16 | — |
The company took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 sourced from Hainan Airlines that was repainted in a red and white livery, in early October 2014 . [13] Fuzhou Airlines started operations with a fleet of two of these aircraft using a seating layout able to accommodate 8 passengers in Business and 156 in Economy class. [7] There are plans to expand the number of aircraft in the fleet to 40 by 2020. [13]
Media related to Fuzhou Airlines at Wikimedia Commons Official website
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Operating bases | Fuzhou Changle International Airport | ||||||
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Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
Parent company | HNA Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, China | ||||||
Website |
www |
Fuzhou Airlines | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 福州航空 | ||||||
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Fuzhou Airlines is an airline headquartered at Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China. It is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.
The airline was formed as a joint venture subsidiary of HNA Group and Fuzhou Municipal Government. As part of its initial operation, Fuzhou Airlines' professional personnel (including pilots, MRO staff and cabin crew) [1] were provided by its parent company Hainan Airlines. [2] [3]
On 17 October 2014, the carrier secured its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). [4] [5] This certificate was needed to allow the launch later that month. [6] Operations started on 30 October 2014 with its maiden flight serving the Fuzhou–Beijing sector. [4] [7] [8]
As of October 2014 [update], Fuzhou Airlines has a registered capital of CNY2 billion ($33 million). The major shareholder of the company is the HNA Group (CNY1.2 billion, 60% stake), with the balance split between the Fuzhou State-owned Investment Holdings Co. keeping 20% of the shares and Century Golden Resources Group and Ningbo Ruitong Network Technology Co. having 10% each. [9]
Prior to the launch of services, the airline stated it had been approved to initially fly to seven domestic destinations from Fuzhou: Chongqing, Kunming, Haikou, Hefei, Taiyuan, Tianjin and Xi'an. [5] All these routes, along with another one serving Shanghai-Pudong, commenced on 30 October 2014 , when formal operations were launched. [9] The carrier plans to expand in the future in order to serve over a dozen domestic routes. [6]
As of May 2023 [update], Fuzhou Airlines operates the following aircraft: [10] [11]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737-800 | 14 | — | 8 | 156 | 164 | |
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 2 [12] | — | Unknown | |||
Total | 16 | — |
The company took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 sourced from Hainan Airlines that was repainted in a red and white livery, in early October 2014 . [13] Fuzhou Airlines started operations with a fleet of two of these aircraft using a seating layout able to accommodate 8 passengers in Business and 156 in Economy class. [7] There are plans to expand the number of aircraft in the fleet to 40 by 2020. [13]
Media related to Fuzhou Airlines at Wikimedia Commons Official website